Processing tool



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Patented July 11,1933

UNIT D s ArEs Parent GFFME STUART A. COGSDILL, 0F DETROIT, IVIICHIGAN, ASSIGI IOR T0 COGSDILT; EIANUFACTUR- ING COMPANY, OF DETBOI'I MICHTGAN, A CORPORATION 05 llrIICI-IIGAN lPROGE$SING TOOL Application filed. December 28, 1930. Serial No. 505,376.

The invention relates to the method of and the tool for processing or sizing work, such as bearings, guides and the like. One of the objects of the invention is to so process the work thatits desired dimension will be accurately secured. process the work that it will have a hi 'hly finished and hardened surface. Further objects are to provide a processing tool which will deliver a series of nnpacts to the work and to provide a processing tool which also rolls the work after each impact.

These and other objects of the invention will become apparent from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is an elevation of-a processing tool showing an embodiment of my invention;

Figures 2 and 3 are cross sections respectively on the lines 22 and 3-3 of Fig,- ure 1;

Figure at is an elevation, partly in section, of a processing tool showing another embodiment of my invention.

The processing tool showing an embodiment of my invention as illustrated in the drawing, has the arbor 1 which is revoluble and has, as shown 1n the present instance,

' the tapered upper end portion 2 for fitting in the socket of a revoluble machine spindle, which is preferably rotated at relatively high speed. The arbor carries the processing members 3, which are in the nature of cyli.n,

drical rolls. These rolls are movable inwardly and outwardly relative to the arbor and are held in spaced-relation and substantially parallel to the axis of the arbor by the retainer 4, which is formed of the two abutting sections 5 having registering sockets in which the'rolls are located. The retainer provides for the movement of the rolls andis rotatably mounted upon the reduced lower end portion 6 of the arbor and more particularly upon the actuating portion- 7 of this lower end portion. This retainer is held,

in place by the collar 8 above the retainer and preferably integral with the arbor and by the collar 9 below the retainer and sleeved upon the actuating portion of the arbor. The

Another object is to so the low face portions.

latter collar is held in place by means of the nut 10 which is threaded upon the threaded portion 11 at the lower end of the lower end portion (3 of the arbor and this threaded portion is of less diameter than the actuating portion 7 to form the annular shoulder 19 for engaging the internalannular shoulder 13 of the nut toposition. the nut so that it cannot tightly clamp against the annular collar 9 and bind the retainer against the collar 8.

The actuating portion 7 of the arbor. is formed of the alternate high and low face portions-1 L and '15 respectively. The high face portions are arcuate with the same radies of curvature and the low faceportions contours. While the processing tool is being fed. into the annular work, its arbor ,is, of

course, being rotated so that the highand low face portions are successively engageable with the rolls. When the rolls are engaging the high face portions they are exerting an outward pressureupon the work and also rolling upon the high face portions and thework. When the rolls more over the high face portions the work then forces the rolls toward. However, the rear portions of the low face portions force the rolls outwardly into contact with the work, at which time theyagain start to roll over the high face portions. v

The lower end of the nut 10 is preferably rounded so that the nut forms a nose for guiding the processing tool intothe work. The collar 9 is cylindrical and has a diameter substantially equal to the original internal this collar accurately guides the processing tool relative to the work while the processing tool is being fed into the work. The collar 8 1s also cylindrical and has a diameter sub" diameter of the work to be processed, so that-m0 processing tool has been fed a sufiicient distance into the .work.

It will. be understood that the parts of of the arbor, this cycle of delivering aseries of impacts to the work and then rolling the work is continued, so that all points 1n the circumference of the work are acted upon and as a result the surface of the work acted upon will be formed to accin'at-esizeand will behighly finished and, furthermore, its hardncss will be increased.

' Tl hegencral construction-of the processing tool shown in- Figure l is the same as that shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, with the exception that the processing members 16, which. are in theznature ofrolls, haveinterrupted bearing surfaces with theinterruptions of the successive rolls arranged in staggered relation or occupying different longitudinal zones of the processing tool. In detail, the

n processing members are formed with the annular recesses [or grooves 16', 1'6 16 etc.',

with the width of these recesses or grooves preferably substantially equalto the widths of the surfacesof the processing members adapted to contact with the work. It will be noted that the recesses or grooves 16 occupy zones extending to the rear of the zones 00- cupied by the recesses or grooves 16, while the same is true of the recesses or grooves l6 in the next processing member relative to-the'recesses r grooves 16 W'ith this arrangement it will be seen that as the processing toolis fed into the work longitudinally spaced portions of the processing members are forced into contact with the work and temporarily rolled thereagainst. It will also be seen that by reason of the location of the recesses-orgrooves in the processing members relative to each other the succeeding processing members will contact with and roll upon the portionsof' the workmissed by the preceding processin members.

What I claim as my invention is:

1*..A'a work processing tool comprising a revoluble arbor, rotatable processing rolls carried by said arbor, and'means upon said arbor providing peripherally spaced faces for forcing said rollsoutwardly relative to said arbor into contact with thework and then temporarily holding said rolls in contact with the work and then allowing said rolls to move inwardly relative to said arbor. 2; A work processing tool comprising a revoluble arbor having fixed alternate high and low face portions, processing rolls engagcable with said high and 10W face portions, and a retainer loosely holding said rolls. I p

3. "A work processing tool comprising a rcvoluble arbor having arcuate and fiat face portions with the arcuate, face portions of equal radius of curvature, processlng rolls engageable with said arcuate' and flat face portions, and a retainer for said roll's rotatable relative to said arbor.

at. A work processing tool, comprising a revoluble arbor, rotatable processing rolls carried by said arbor, said processing rolls having longitudinallyspaced annular recesses or grooves with the recess-es or grooves in one processing roll occupying a different longitudinal zone than the recesses 01 grooves of an adjacent processing roll, and. means upon said arbor providing peripherally spaced faces forforcing said rolls out-. wardly relative to said arbor, mto contact with the work andthen tcn'iporarily holding said rolls in contact with the work.

5; A: work processing tool, comprising an arbor, a series of cylindricalprocessing rolls rotatably carried by saidarbor, and means upon said arbor providing fixed peripherally spaced faces for forcing said rolls out-- wardly relativeatosaid arbor and intermediate portionsfor receiving said rolls upon movement thereof inwardly relative to said arbor;

6. 'A work processing tool, comprising an arbor, aseries of cireumferentially spaced axially extending processingrolls rotatably carried by the arbor, means upon the arbor for smiultaneously forcing said rolls outwvardly. relative to the arbor into contact with the work including clrcumferentially spaced camfaces on the periphery ofthe arbor corresponding. in number: and spacing to the processing rolls aforesaid,.and means upon the arbor intermediate the cam faces providing for rolling the 'work by said processing rolls. 7 I

7. A workprocessing tool, comprising a revoluble arbor, a series of circumferentially spaced axially extending processing rolls mounted for rotation relative to the arbor, a series of circumferentially spaced cam faces on the periphery of the arbor correspondingminnnbcr to the number of processing rolls and operable upon relativerotation of the latter. and'arborto simultaneously move said rolls outwardly into engagement with the work for delivering' a: series of impacts to the latter,'. and means onthe arbor intermediate the cam "faces for cngaging the rolls subsequent to the operation of the aforesaid mc'ansto provide for rolling the work'by said processing rolls." v e In testimony whereof Iafiix'my' signature.

STUART GOGSDILL. 

